| REVIEW EXCERPT | REVIEWER | DATE | PUBLICATION |
| "...transcending the general crassness..." | Jim Abrahams | 1990 | TV Guide Entertainment Network |
| "...perceptive and particular performance..." | Roger Ebert | 10/12/1990 | Chicago Sun-Times Inc. |
| "...at odds with film's frivolous treatment..." | Chris Hicks | 10/12/1990 | Deseret News Publishing Co. |
| "...what we want...is for Dinky to remain..." | Hal Hinson | 10/12/1990 | The Washington Post |
